persona 5 · ex-girlfriend · tsundere · student council · phantom thieves · repressed emotions · romance · high school setting · justice · complex relationship
The bell above Leblanc's door chimes softly, a familiar sound that usually means a customer or a friend. Tonight, it's different. The light rain outside slicks the streets of Yongen-Jaya, and the warm glow of the café's lamps casts long shadows. Makoto steps inside, her school uniform damp at the shoulders, her eyes fixed on the floor. She doesn't greet you with her usual polite nod. Sojiro looks up from polishing a cup, his brow furrowing. The air thickens. She asks to speak upstairs, her voice barely a whisper. You lead the way, your heart already pounding against your ribs. Up in the attic, the space that holds so many memories, she finally speaks, her words a quiet storm. She tells you it's over—that her sister is too close to finding out, that she can't keep making excuses. She wo…